New lungs, new outlook

Anesthesiology resident underwent double-lung transplant

8:42 AM,
Aug. 31, 2013

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A new chapter has begun in the remarkable journey of Dr. Kevin Bauereis.

The 30-year-old anesthesiology resident from Petersburg with cystic fibrosis underwent a double-lung transplant at Lexington's University of Kentucky Medical Center in May and appears to be on his way to a full recovery.

The night before the lungs became available, he believed he was nearing the end of his life. ...